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The cabinet has approved a budget of 1.75 billion baht for the “Half-Half Thailand Travel” campaign, intended to promote domestic tourism in the low season, Tourism and Sports Minister Sorawong Thienthong said on Tuesday.

TRAT - Cambodian students continued to cross the border to attend school in this eastern province on Tuesday, as local workers bore the brunt of the border's closure to normal business. 

More than 200 foreign nationals rescued from scam centres in eastern Myanmar remain stranded along the war-torn country’s border with Thailand, according to a local rebel group overseeing their repatriation.

Public Health Minister Somsak Thepsutin said on Tuesday he had signed an order restricting cannabis use to strictly medical purposes.  

The National Anti-Corruption Commission reportedly resolved to investigate the ethics of Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra regarding her recent phone call with Cambodian Senate President Hun Sen.

The Thai army and navy have sealed the border with Cambodia in retaliation for Cambodia's threat to the Thai territory and the negative impacts of scam centres in the nearby country.

As the leaked private conversation between Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra and Hun Sen of Cambodia threatens the continuity of the government, politics has once again become a leading concern among the business community and investors.

Large-scale layoffs in the hotel sector could be seen during this low season if the government agrees to raise the minimum wage to 400 baht from next week as planned, while the Thai Hotels Association (THA) has submitted a petition to the prime minister, asking for the policy to be cancelled.

The government needs to reconsider its plan to increase the daily minimum wage in Bangkok to 400 baht from July 1 as small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) cannot bear additional costs in such a weak economy, which is expected to slow further in the second half of this year, says the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI).

Demand for luxury homes in eastern Bangkok remains robust, driven by local business owners, industrial investors, parents of international school students and high-net-worth individuals seeking long-term returns, according to developers and property experts.